harshly

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In a cruel, severe, or unkind manner; roughly or unpleasantly.

• The teacher spoke harshly to the student who was misbehaving.
• He was harshly criticized for his mistakes.
• The sunlight reflected harshly off the snow.
• Environmental activists argue that industries dumping waste into rivers should be harshly penalized to deter future violations.
• The peer review process can sometimes treat novel theoretical proposals harshly when they challenge established scientific paradigms.
• Historians note that dissenting intellectuals were often harshly persecuted during periods of authoritarian rule in various nations.

Eş anlamlılar: severely, roughly, cruelly, strictly, sternly, brutally

Zıt anlamlılar: gently, kindly, softly, mildly, tenderly, leniently